How to Write a Reflection Paper
- 1. Writing a Reflection Paper JK Rowling’s Ten Tips for Success
- 2. Reflective Writing: • When you write a reflection, you write your thoughts about something. IT IS NOT a summary or description • Don’t only look BACK look FORWARD. How can you learn from this? How can you use this in your real life? • The reader should have a good understanding of how yo ufeel or what you think about
- 3. Step 1: Introduce the rule you choose Possible questions to answer in your first paragraph • What rule did you choose? • Why did you choose it? How does it relate to your life? • Did you learn anything about JK Rowling? Example: “I chose “persevere” because I can relate most to that one. I’m very shy, I don’t like to talk in front of people, and I had to do that for the first time in middle school. I was scared and I thought that everyone would laugh at me if I did anything wrong. But I did it, and I’m glad I did even if I was scared.“
- 4. Step 2: Give examples • Was there a time in life where you followed this rule? Were you afraid, shy, nervous, happy, struggling? Write about it • Was there a time in life where something happened and you didn’t follow that rule, but wish you did? Write about it I’m always afraid when I’m talking in front of my class, because I always think that some people are better than me, and that’s true, some people are better than me, but what I’m scared of is that those people are going to say or think like “oh, she’s so bad” or “she can’t speak English”. When I’m doing a presentation in front of the class, in English especially, I’m very nervous. My body is shaking and my voise is different, only because I’m so nervous, but then I always have to think positively and convice myself that it will go well. I’m always thinking “you should treat people as you want to be treated”, and then I’m thinking that others also should think like that. And then it’s better. •
- 5. Step 3: What can you learn? • What have you learned from you experience, and how can you apply it for the future? • Be honest with yourself! So when I’m going to talk in front of people, I have to persevere, and I think that everyone should do that, because it will help you in the end. If you try, you’ll be so much better at whatever it is in the end.